the groffefl ' selfmur4er~ 9~ . God, for that which thou profanely callefl:Thac - Fortune -and luck, its ~-., "' K«i 'Jtc1p.o, •rtta•, which fay·es .Ariffole, th~ very Heathen is able to tell Fmcn c:a~ . . G' d d t. S . . · c ·orrunc JS ttts ~ o , an t1·1e <::npture puts !t tOr Gods Gods Pro· Providence ;,and therefore when thou layefl: thevidenc:e. b\am~ upon ill Fortune, thou layeft the blame ' uponGod; fQ that hence we may fee,that thou ~anD:. never be humbl~d as long as thou plead~ ·efi 9n this wif~ before God. 1wouldvery wit- · lingly, but I cannot! I fay, thou canfr never be bumbled, ,becaufe this is tp ·lay the blame up- ',, on Go~. Indeed a Child of God,'that of un~ ,. -willing is 'made willing' he may pleadacannot befor~ Chrifl: without laying the blame upon 6od. Lor9,, I c~nnot humble my proud heart, por crucifie 'this bewitching luil: of mine, Lord lam not able to do it , I befeech thee to help . JUe. I fay a child of God that is fincerely wil· ling to do it, may plead acannot before Chrifl:; -1\a¥ Chrift , his promife can no where be ap- , . . pl~ but ~here the foul can truly plead a lannot.He giveth power to.the faint, to him that ;bath no mightI will encreafe firength,Ef~J40. 29, When·the Soul lies tugging and pulling at his heart, and~annotpull it up , firivingJa~ endeavou~ipg , and ufing all holy means and cannQt, i~s even faint' with pulli~g an.d tug-:- 'ging at that which it cannot. As we know·twill JTiake any Man faint to b~ -tugging at a .Mil'"' il:one,whi~h he cannot pull up. When the Soul lies thus at acannot,. I will give . p~wer, fayes Cht;'ifi,though it h~ve no f\:rength, I will enable it, a Ch~ld ofGod that is willing, may pleada fann~~? '!~.£.f;~~t !aying fh~ b!af!1c upo~ f]cd~thbut en I . I I
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